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Coastal legal issues are focus of climate symposium
The 15th annual Law & Society Symposium, sponsored by the Charleston School of Law and the Riley Institute, explores the question of how the law is affected as a result of climate change and how...
Continue ReadingMaking connections, uncovering gifts: Marian Strobel receives James H. Smart Award
Several alumni, parents and faculty describe why the 41-year Furman veteran is deserving of the Jim Smart Award from the Cothran Center for Vocational Reflection.
Continue ReadingFurman announces fall 2022 dean’s list
Congratulations are in order for members of the 2022 fall semester dean's list. Learn more about the high achievers who hail from near and far.
Continue ReadingFurman research, data inform series on income, housing gaps
Reporters turn to research by Furman University to shed light on a growing chasm of income and housing disparity in the City of Greenville.
Continue ReadingFurman President Davis opines on the ‘well’ campus in book chapter
Elizabeth Davis describes what it takes to navigate the complex changes that are often a necessary step toward becoming a successful modern university while also respecting the culture and history of the campus.
Continue ReadingVernon Burton ’69 honored for lifetime achievement in Southern history
The Clemson professor is only the fourth honoree to receive the John Hope Franklin Award from the Southern Historical Association.
Continue ReadingReconsidering Thanksgiving and Native American heritage
During Native American Heritage Month, we should look beyond the Mayflower, a Furman history professor suggests.
Continue ReadingHistorian Vernon Burton ’69 inducted into MLK Collegium of Scholars
Orville Vernon Burton ’69, the Judge Matthew J. Perry Distinguished Professor of History at Clemson University, has been inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr. Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. The...
Continue ReadingHOMOCATS and other queer zines
A new collection of zines in Special Collections offers inspiration for class assignments while helping to create a more diverse, inclusive environment at Furman.
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